The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-05-06
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
Some Late Events of Interest in the Re-
ligious World.

ligious World.
In all parts of the mission field there
are to-day not less than 1900 schools of differ
emit grades. attended by from 100000 to 100000
scholars There are about Is 600 native heipers.
of whom the most are teachers: and there are
100 ordained pastors and evaneelists whose
support. for the most part comes from the
naonle thew serve.
Inc GERMAN commlttee LOT the JuDllee
celebration of the Pope announce that one of
their offerings is to be complete library of
German Catholic literature, which has been
published during the present pontincate. This
embraces over MUOO volumes, IN sumptuous
bindings, ana Will De accompanied py an ex-
naustive catalogue.
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the terebinth of Moreh. II is this place Of
which Ezekiel says Xxx. 81 that its people
were slain from Migdol to Seveneh. The inves-
LEGATIONS have brought to light carvings. glass
and tools evidencing very high state of civil
ization.
On the first Sunday in Advent 1881
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has spread to other European and nom Euro
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during the past year-namely. Seryia, Spain
and Denmark.
What is known at the National Jewish
Christian movement in Ressaral,ia ia a vert, IN
teresting affair. Ressarab;a is a prnv;nce If
Russia and the noova,,,ant n,uae tie ;noantio,,
to Joseph Robbinowitch. of the town of Kiscb-
eneff. BY his studies he became convinced
that Jesus was the true Messiah. and early in
1884 he founded religious society under the
name of Sons of the New Covenant. Az might
be expected of a movement wholly native IN
its character. its doctrnal formulas are pecu-
liar in MANY respects. b,lt fine New Covenantr
ers are indisn,,tablv Christians
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commenting upon Ine pIoViso VI tne
lhterstate commerce act winch permits dls-
York Independent saws: Ministers Of religion
in their business and civic relations are entitled
to no special exemptions or privileges because
they are such, and should be subjected to no
disabilities of any kind on this ground. They
should, so far as law is concerned, be treated
simply as citizens nothing more and nothing
less, having the same rights and privileges as an
other citizens, subject to the same responsible
ties, and bearing the same tax burdens, without
any exception in their favor, and without any
discrimination against them.''
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